Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Gold Arm Ring
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The End of the Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Judges Lodging
- The Debtors' Prison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward III and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- New Earswick
- Inscription to Hecules
- Teaching the Poor
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Burial Vessel